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#167: How Detailed Should a Remodeling Estimate Be?
#167: How Detailed Should a Remodeling Estimate Be?
The Fine Homebuilding editors discuss questions about running a remodeling business, maintaining access to buried plumbi... Read more
8 Mar 2019
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1hr 4mins
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#157: Insulating Attics, Restoring Old Staircases, and Replacing Interior Doors
#157: Insulating Attics, Restoring Old Staircases, and Replacing Interior Doors
The Fine Homebuilding editors offer advice for several old-home upgrades, compare notes on their favorite home-building ... Read more
8 Feb 2019
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1hr 10mins
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#155: Do you Really Need a Building Permit?
#155: Do you Really Need a Building Permit?
The Fine Homebuilding editors discuss the dangers of remodeling a house without informing the local building department.... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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57mins
Ranked #4
#166: Venting a Barndominium, Sealing Exterior End Grain, and Flashing Details for a Metal Roof
#166: Venting a Barndominium, Sealing Exterior End Grain, and Flashing Details for a Metal Roof
This week the editors attempt to answer several unique questions including "What's the best sealer for end cuts on decki... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #5
#27: A look at how to build a whole house on a tight budget.
#27: A look at how to build a whole house on a tight budget.
In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink, editor in chief Rob Yagid, and design editor Brian Pontolilo tack... Read more
22 Dec 2016
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1hr 1min
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#205: Home Shops, Band Joists, and Working with Code Enforcement
#205: Home Shops, Band Joists, and Working with Code Enforcement
The FHB editors field questions about the perils of an unheated shop, concerns about insulating a band joist behind bric... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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1hr 3mins
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#226: Framing Details, Fasteners Sizes, and Fire Safety
#226: Framing Details, Fasteners Sizes, and Fire Safety
Patrick, Kiley, and Matt answer questions about how to frame a roof with I-joists, a confusing code requirement for fram... Read more
31 Jan 2020
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1hr
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#174: How to Level a Sagging Floor
#174: How to Level a Sagging Floor
One podcast listener wonders if he should jack up his drooping joists or if he can just create a flat floor using tapere... Read more
5 Apr 2019
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1hr 8mins
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#168: Should You Share Your Trade Secrets with Other Craftspeople?
#168: Should You Share Your Trade Secrets with Other Craftspeople?
Today's building pros are more willing to swap stories about their crafts than their predecessors were. Is that good or ... Read more
15 Mar 2019
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1hr 9mins
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#3: Mold, Roof Framing, and Building Code
#3: Mold, Roof Framing, and Building Code
In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink talks with editor-in-chief Rob Yagid and design editor Brian Ponto... Read more
8 Jul 2016
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52mins
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#124: An Interview with Shawn Van Dyke
#124: An Interview with Shawn Van Dyke
Shawn has a lot to say about closing the skills gap. He suggests that one part of the solution is to "solve your own ski... Read more
6 Jul 2018
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1hr 9mins
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#196: A Conversation with Architect Steve Baczek, Passive House Designer, Former Carpenter and Marine Corps Veteran
#196: A Conversation with Architect Steve Baczek, Passive House Designer, Former Carpenter and Marine Corps Veteran
In this episode of the podcast Patrick and Kiley pick Steve’s brain on how architects and builders can have a better par... Read more
6 Sep 2019
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1hr
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#216: Can Lights, California Shops, and Inaccessible Foundations
#216: Can Lights, California Shops, and Inaccessible Foundations
The crew hears from listeners about heating humid air and can light replacement before taking listener questions on how ... Read more
10 Jan 2020
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1hr 6mins
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#175: Stair Stringers, Laser Levels, and Duct Design
#175: Stair Stringers, Laser Levels, and Duct Design
The Fine Homebuilding editors offer advice about framing new stairs for a deck, choosing the right level for a whole-hou... Read more
12 Apr 2019
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59mins
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#215: An Odd Assortment of Building-Envelope Scenarios
#215: An Odd Assortment of Building-Envelope Scenarios
The FHB editors offer advice to listeners with uninsulated solid-masonry walls, unusual flashing-material substitutions,... Read more
3 Jan 2020
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1hr
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#214: Heat-Pump Water Heaters, PVC Trim Plus Cedar Siding, and Historic Architectural Details
#214: Heat-Pump Water Heaters, PVC Trim Plus Cedar Siding, and Historic Architectural Details
The FHB crew takes questions on choosing water heaters, mixing and matching exterior building materials, getting histori... Read more
27 Dec 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #17
#229: Garage Slabs, Carpentry Apprentices, and Water-Stained Hardwood Floors
#229: Garage Slabs, Carpentry Apprentices, and Water-Stained Hardwood Floors
One of our favorite podcast-crew alumni joins us to discuss the best way to build a garage floor, whether a builder shou... Read more
21 Feb 2020
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #18
#153: They Don't Build Things Like They Used To
#153: They Don't Build Things Like They Used To
One listener wonders which modern tools and materials are better and which ones are worse than the ones available to pre... Read more
11 Jan 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #19
#185: Hot Real Estate Market Buying Tips, Low-Cost New Homes, and Grade-Level Decks
#185: Hot Real Estate Market Buying Tips, Low-Cost New Homes, and Grade-Level Decks
Listener feedback discusses moss on roofs and keeping the fires burning in an old school house before Matt, Kiley, and P... Read more
21 Jun 2019
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1hr 2mins
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#109: Favorite Framing Articles from the FHB Vault
#109: Favorite Framing Articles from the FHB Vault
Rob, Justin, and Brian talk about floating shelves, cabinets, insulation, drywall, miter vs bevel, structural panels, pa... Read more
6 Apr 2018
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54mins